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Chinese router vendor denies its firmware contains backdoors – but pauses downloads to fix security issues anyway

Chinese router manufacturer Zbtlink has denied that its firmware contains backdoors, describing the flagged functionality as a remote maintenance feature. Despite the denial, the company has paused firmware downloads while it addresses the identified security issues.

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